NUMBER PORTABILITY.

Number Portability is defined as the ability for users of telecommunications services to retain, at the same location or device, existing phone numbers without impairment of quality, reliability, or convenience when switching from one telecommunications carrier to another.

Number Portability (NP) is a major step in the liberalization of telecom markets. Worldwide, the trend is that number portability is available and a standard solution. More than 120 countries have implemented number portability to date.

Number Portability benefits consumers by:

  • Lowering prices
  • Increasing options
  • More innovation
  • Higher service quality
  • Improved support
  • Larger coverage area

Number Portability benefits Regulators by:

  • Ushering in a more competitive landscape
  • Evening the playing field
  • Fueling innovation
  • Economic growth
  • Larger coverage area

ANALYSIS & DEVELOPMENT

TRAINING & MANUALS

TESTING & IMPLEMENTATION

MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT

WHAT WE DO.

Central Number Database, Gateway, and Number Porting Application creation, implementation, development, maintenance, and support. We make it possible for Regulators and Operators to implement and perform number portability. We make it possible for you to grant consumers freedom of choice to select their preferred provider.

  • Central Database Solutions – Simple, scalable, secure, and centralized systems for Regulators and Associations of Operators to process and administer national number portability.
  • Gateway Solutions – Customized solutions, supporting the entire number porting process, that connect operators and service providers to the central reference database.
  • HelpDesk Solutions – We act as your on-going maintenance and support technicians. As we have built the custom solution from cradle to grave, we are experts on the inner workings of its functionality. As such, we continue to maintain and provide escalated support for Regulators and Operators using our Central Reference Database, Gateway, and Number Porting Application solutions.

STATISTICS.

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Countries With Number Portability

  • Number Portability was first accomplished by The United Kingdom, Hong Kong, and The Netherlands in 1999.

  • Ukraine was the most recent country to enable Number Portability (2019).

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Countries Powered
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Global Providers
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Transactions / Second
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People Indirectly Use LNP Solutions Developed By Us

HOW IT WORKS.

With more than 20 countries powered by solutions we have developed, our process for implementation has been nailed down to a science. Efficiency, simplicity, security, scalability, reliability, and performance are at the core of what we deliver.

Contract Kick-Off
& Working Groups

  • Final specifications/business rules
  • Contract signed
  • Setting up two Working Groups. One for Legal & Processes. One for Technical Functionality & Framework
  • Operator interfaces clear
  • Handover requirements to Development Team

Analysis
& Development

  • Analysis and design
  • Development of the number portability solution
  • Technical documentation (specs)
  • Set up connections and test interfaces
  • Internal technical system test and rework
  • Deliver user acceptation environment

Training
& Manuals

  • Prepare and deliver manual
  • ‘Train the Trainer’ session
  • Training session for Operators and Regulators
  • Technical training session
  • Train local HelpDesk staff

Testing
& Implementation

  • Acceptance test for Operators
  • Operator connection, message syntax, and end-to-end testing
  • Production environment
  • Number portability promotional activities
  • Local HelpDesk active
  • Complete handover to Operations

LAUNCH!

ARCHITECTURE & PORTING PROCESS.

Our solution can be implemented in the cloud or in-country, according to the requirements or regulations of the countries’ Regulator. Proxona’s cloud-based architecture is fully redundant, built on the Microsoft Azure platform, and allows users to scale seamlessly without interruption. We build to a Pub/Sub Model with message queuing and maintain an API-first development philosophy to ensure a complete suite of RESTful APIs for back-office and existing systems integration. Our central database solution architecture, with gateway and central database solution, has been tested, reworked, and evaluated for maximum efficiency guaranteeing best in class functionality, reliability, performance, and security.

The porting process begins with the Recipient Operator who sends the porting request to the Donor Operator. This porting request is answered and an activation request is sent in return. The activation request is then confirmed by the Recipient Operator and the change is broadcast by the Proxona Central Database Solution to all Operators. Each step in the process is kept as simple as possible to reduce failure points and maximize performance speed.

READY TO LAUNCH

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